10 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE

April 4, 2008

charlie's calendar

To Saturday, April 5

International Foundation for Gender Education annual conference, Tucson, Ariz.; www.ifge.org.

Friday, April 4

Judy Shepard and While We Sleep, mother of slain gay student Matthew Shepard will keynote Cleveland LGBT Center's first anniversary reception for its Metro Youth Outreach program for at-risk and homeless youth, plus the première of Gina Brinker's film about the program; $10 suggested donation, Silver Grille of the Ritz-Carlton, Higbee Building tenth floor, 200 West Prospect Ave, Cleveland; RSVP to 216-651-5428 ext. 22, mmajor@lgbt cleveland.org.

Melissa Ferrick, lesbian singer-songwriter, with Angie Mattson, $12 advance, $14 door, 8 pm, Beachland Ballroom, 15711 Waterloo Road, Cleveland; www.beachland ballroom.com.

Friday to Sunday, April 4 to 6

Drenched Fur 4, annual gathering of bears and their admirers, Erie, Pa.; www.drenchedfur.com. Saturday, April 5

Make a Difference, Save a Life 5K, walk/run to raise funds for the Suicide Prevention Center and the Sexual Minority Suicide Prevention Committee for the Miami Valley area, 10 am, Wegerzyn Gardens Metropark, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave., Dayton; 937-226-0818. Barbecue Chicken Dinner, fundraiser for the St. John UCC Youth Ministry, $6, $3 under 12, $12 for family of four or more, St. John UCC, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, Ky. (Cincinnati); reservations encouraged, 513-585-6104.

On the Downlow, film by Abigail Childs dealing with African American men in Cleveland "on the down-low," part of the Akron Film Festival, 6 pm, $6, Bang and Clatter Theater, Summit ArtSpace Building, 140 East Market St, Akron; www.akronfilmfestival.com.

keeping score

BFTS is first in Friday bowling's second half

Cleveland-The North Coast Bowling Association congratulates BFTS for winning first place in the Friday night league's second-half session, which ended March 28. They will play the Big Shooters, the first half's first-place team, for the grand championship this Friday, April 4. The date is also the individual tournament for all bowlers. Below are the final standings for the second half.

The Friday night league is a fun social league that bowls each fall and winter. Games begin at 7 pm Fridays at Ambassador Superior Lanes, 1500 Superior Ave. in downtown Cleveland, and finish by 9:30 pm.

For more information, contact the league at 216-228-6966 or 216-481-4417, or see www.ncbafriday.org.

1. BFTS

2. Alternative Pins

45 46 44 47 44 47 44 47

62 29

12. Mikey's Misfits

13. Alley Katz

3. Oh Spare Me.

14. Wicked Twistas

4. Balls 2 Spare.

15. Cheap 'n' Easy.

5. Beyond a Mess

52 39

16. Spare Me the Details

43 48

6. Tied Up & Twisted

17. The Big Shooters

42 49

7. Gimme 10

18. Ball Busters

8. Mines in the Gutter

19. The Ten Pins

9. Codk-Tails

48 43

20. The Dreamettes

10. Zen-Tini

46 45

21. SwordFish

11. Married With Children 45 46

22. Who is Team 16?

Volleyball standings

52 38 53 31 60 30 61 26 65

Cleveland-These are the standings of North Coast Athletics Volleyball after the ninth week's games on March 30.

The league is the Cleveland and Akron governing body for LGBT volleyball. It is a social group with over 250 players ranging from novice to competitive, with divisions for each skill level.

Games are played on Sundays from 11:30 am to 5 pm at the Cuyahoga Community College Metro Campus gym, on East 30th St. between Community College and Woodland Aves. in Cleveland.

For more information, see www.North CoastAthletics.org or contact league commissioner Todd Saporito at 216-905-8005 or vice-commissioner Doug Anderson at 216440-7411.

Competitive Division

3. Twisted Out

666

Place

Team

Total

Won

Lost

Percent

1. North Coast Twist

89%

1. Bricco

89%

3. Grid Invaders

61%

4. Flowerville Nice P-Asses

58%

5. Huntington Hitters

56%

6. Union Jacks

25%

7. Flex Muscle

14%

8. Hollaback Spikers

Advanced Division

1. Apex Night club

61%

2. Argos Argonauts

58%

56%

3. Four Seasons

56%

5. Bounce Bumpin' Uglies

53%

6. Bump Set Twist

50%

7. Tater's Tots

47%

8. Volley of the Balls

19%

Intermediate Division

1. Brown Dog Renegades

78%

2. Union Vikings

67%

3. Twisted Results

64%

4. Bounce Bombers

44%

4. Pet-Tique Pouncers

44%

6. Club Cleveland Fighting Cocks

42%

7. Diner on Clifton Diggers

39%

8. Salon on Clifton Clippers

22%

Spring Fling: Under Construction, opening party for the Dayton LGBT Center's capital campaign, cash bar, hors d'ouevres, program on new services, performances, $10 tax-deductible donation, 7 pm, Dayton LGBT Center, 117-119 East Third St, enter lot from Jefferson, right door adjacent to MJ's Café, Dayton; 937274-1776, www.daytonlgbtcenter.com. Reverse Raffle for the Community AIDS Network, 6:30 pm cocktail hour, 7:30 pm dinner, raffle follows, $75 includes dinner, two drink tickets and a raffle ticket, $25 guest ticket includes additional dinner and two drink tickets, all tickets after March 27 $100, St. Joseph's Family Center, 610 West Exchange St, Akron; 330-375-2000,

network.org.

www.communityaids

Marilyn Jaye Lewis, author of Neptune & Surf, part of the "Hothouse Saturday" Erotica Open No-Mike series, ten open slots for five minutes of poetry each, sign up by 6:45 pm, readings 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.alternaqueerbooks.com. Masquerade Ball, presented by the Ohio University-Chillicothe Stray Cats GSA, formal dress, 7 pm, Shoemaker Center, West 4th St near N. Pohlmann Rd; O.U. Chillicothe campus; www.myspace.com/oucstraycats.

Know 10: Tenth Anniversary Simul-Gala, five parties linked via video feed in honor of Know Theater's 10th anniversary, food, drink, entertainment, celebrity bartenders, 7 pm, $35, Know Theater, 1120 Jackson St, Cincinnati; 513-300-5669 (300-KNOW), www.know theatre.com.

Out on the Town, benefit for Dreams of Hope LGBT youth performing arts company, with appearances by Alexis Antes, Patrick Arena, Liz Rubino and more, 7 pm, Oakland Center for the Arts, 220 West Boardman St, Youngstown; www.oaklandcenter.com.

The Power of Woman, charity art auction benefiting Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio, honoring Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz, 7 pm, $50, Zygote Press, 1410 East 30th St, Cleveland; 216-961-8804 ext. 1221, www.ppneo.org.

Early Girl, $5, the Nickel, 4365 State Road, Cleveland; 216-661-1314, www.myspace.com/ TheNickelBar.

Saturday and Sunday, April 5 and 6 Hope Come True, annual New Spirituals concert by Muse, the Cincinnati women's chorus, with the Central State University Chorus, Linda Tillery and composer Rosephanye Powell, 8 pm Saturday, 3 pm Sunday, $20 sliding scale, House of Joy, 5910 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati; www.musechoir.org, 513-221-1118.

The Walker, film about a gay man who escorts wealthy socialites to public events and decides to solve a murder for which one of his clients is framed, presented by the Cleveland Institute of Arts Cinematheque, $8, $6 members, CIA students and staff, 9:35 pm Saturday, 6:45 pm Sunday, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque.

Sunday, April 6

God-des and She, hip-hop and soul duo, $10, doors 4 pm, East Village, 630 North Night Street, Columbus; 614-228-3546.

Monday, April 7

Dayton LGBT Center Annual Meeting, annual membership meeting and election of officers for three-year terms, 6 pm, 117-119 East Third St, Dayton (enter lot from Jefferson, door adjacent to MJ's Café); 937-274-1776, www.daytonlgbtcenter.com,

pridedayton@aol.com.

Tuesday, April 8

Jennifer Thomas of Civic Innovation Lab, guest speaker for the Plexus LGBT Chamber of Commerce networking meeting, 6 pm, Museum of Contemporary Art-Cleveland, 8501 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland; www.thinkplexus.org, 888-753-9879 (PLEXUS-9).

Wednesday, April 9

Neil Leeson, florist to speak about his business at the Akron meeting of Plexus, northeast Ohio's LGBT Chamber of Commerce, 6 pm, Neil Leeson Décor Floral, 43 Furnace St, Akron; www.thinkplexus.org, 888-753-9879 (PLEXUS-9).

In the Continuum, performance of play about two women on different continents who discover they have HIV, heavy hors d'oeuvres, exhibit of Metacrisis: HIV/AIDS Across the Continuum, 6:30 pm, $100, $500 sponsorship includes program recognition and Cleveland Public Theater Pan-O-Rama Flex Pass, Cleveland Public Theater campus, 6415 Detroit Ave, Cleveland; 216-357-2223, sstankorb@ atfgc.org.

Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion, national recording artist, with local greats Early Girl and Black River Baby, $7,9 pm, Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts Blvd, Cleveland Heights; www.grogshop.gs.

Thursday and Saturday, April 10 and 12 Teeth, film by gay writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein about a girl in a chastity club who discovers her vagina has dentures, 7 pm Thursday, 9:50 pm Saturday, $8, $6 Cinematheque members and Cleveland Institute of Art students and staff, 11141 East Blvd, Cleveland; 216-421-7450, www.cia.edu/cinematheque. Thursday to Sunday, April 10 to 13

Log Cabin Republicans National Convention and Liberty Education Forum National Symposium, San Diego, Calif.; www.logcabin.org.

Friday, April 11

Unity Tour '08, "homo-grown hip-hop tour" featuring Unecc, DaLyrical and Bigg Nugg, 9 pm, $5, Jacks Bar, 2210 Summit St, Columbus; www.unitytour08.com.

Friday to Sunday, April 11 to 13

Rainbow Wranglers' Round Up Weekend, 17th annual gathering of line-dancers benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center, various events around Cleveland; www.rainbowwranglers.org/roundup.php, 216-281-6614.

Saturday, April 12

Generation 2008: Our Leaders, Our Future, new name of the Campus Connection Conference for campus leaders and young adults 18+, presented by Ohio State University GLBTSS, Equality Ohio, ACLU of Ohio a number of universities, 9 am, Jennings Hall, 484 West 12th St, Columbus; 614-688-8449, www.equalityohio.org.

Youth Conference, presented by GLSEN Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland State University LGBT Student Services Office, for high school students in GSAS and interested in campus equality, 9:30 am registration, Cleveland State University; www.glsen.org/ northeastohio.

Summit County Bike/Hike, organized by Cleveland Out and About, 3 pm, format will be determined by weather, meet at Munroe Falls Route 91 Parking Lot, 130 North Main St, Munroe Falls (Akron); 216-556-4832, www.clevelandoutandabout.org.

Pure Romance Party and Potluck, presented by the Cleveland Women's Network, $6, $3 members, private home in Cleveland Heights; RSVP by April 4 to 440-962-3662.

Akron Pride Center Dinner, annual dinner, dance, silent auction and general meeting, cocktail hour 6 pm, dinner 7 pm, $30, $50/couple, $190 table of eight, Greek Community Center, 129 South Union St, Akron; www.akronpridecenter.org, 330-785-0088. Christopher Barzak and Cartherynne M. Valente, authors of One for Sorrow and The Orphan's Tales respectively, part of the Home Grown series, reading followed by meet and greet, 7 pm, Suspect Thoughts Books, 4903 Clark Ave, Cleveland; 216-631-2665 (631-BOOK), www.myspace.com/ suspectthoughtsbooks.

Stage and Silver Screen: Act III, concert of music from Broadway and movies, presented by the Blazing River Freedom Band, 7:30 pm, $5 donation suggested, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Rd, Cleveland; 216618-0059, www.brfb.org.

Colonel's Ball, centerpoint of the Rainbow Wranglers Round-Up, benefits the Cleveland LGBT Center, music, dancing, entertainment, raffles, silent auction, $25, 8 pm, Grays Armory, 1234 Bolivar Ave, Cleveland; 216281-6614, www.rainbowwranglers.org/ roundup.php.

Pink, party to benefit local breast cancer organization, features shadow box dancers, entertainment hotspots, themed drink specials, 50/50 raffle and music by DJ Michele Chaney, 18+, doors 9 pm, $10 suggested donation, Wall Street, 144 North Wall Street, Columbus; 614464-2800, www.wallstreetnightclub.com.